Shakira

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shakira
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1977(1977-02-02)
Age	47
Birthplace	Barranquilla
Country	Colombia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Shakira Biography

Shakira is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Colombian singer- songwriter whose 2006 song “Hips Don’t Lie” became a #1 hit. She initially gained fame from her 1995 major-label debut album, Pies Descalzos, and found international success with her 2002 track “Whenever, Wherever.”

She collaborated with fellow Colombian sensation Maluma on the hit songs “Chantaje,” “Clandestino” and “Trap.” In February 2020, she and Jennifer Lopez headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show.

Born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, she is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her father was born. Her father then immigrated to Colombia at age 5. The name Shakira (Arabic: شاكرة ‎) is Arabic for “grateful”, the feminine form of the name Shakir (Arabic: شاكر ‎). From her mother, she has Catalan/Spanish and Italian ancestry. She was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She has eight older half-siblings from her father’s previous marriage. Shakira spent much of her youth in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia, and wrote her first poem, titled “La Rosa De Cristal/The Crystal Rose”, when she was only four years old. As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father writing stories on a typewriter, and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got that typewriter at the age of seven, and has continued writing poetry since then. These poems eventually evolved into songs. When Shakira was two years old, an older half-brother was killed in a motorcycle accident; six years later, at the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled “Tus gafas oscuras/Your dark glasses”, which was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (/ʃ ə ˈ k ɪər ə / ; Spanish: [ʃaˈkiɾa] ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and philanthropist. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she made her recording debut under Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two Colombian albums, Magia (1991) and Peligro (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, Pies Descalzos (1995) and Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001). It sold over 13 million copies, spawned the international number-one singles “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes”, and propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist.

She announced her relationship with Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique in 2011. The couple welcomed their first son, Milan Piqué Mebarak, on January 22, 2013 and their second son, Sasha Pique Mebarak, on January 29, 2015.

Shakira Net Worth

Shakira is one of the richest Pop Singer from Colombia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shakira 's net worth $300 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was known as the belly dancer girl to those in her school, and wrote a poem called “The Crystal Rose” when she was four. When she was attending UCLA, she would wear dark sunglasses and a hat so that people wouldn’t gawk at her.

Her song “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” received over 500 million views and became the seventh most-watched video on YouTube. In 2016, she voiced the character Gazelle in the Disney animated film Zootopia. In 2017, she became the first artist to have four Spanish language songs off of the same album become Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Shakira wrote the lyrics, and jointly composed the music, for two new songs that are featured in the movie Love in the Time of Cholera, based on the acclaimed novel written by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. García Marquez himself asked Shakira to write the songs. The songs that Shakira lent to the soundtrack were “Pienso en ti”, a song from Shakira’s breakthrough album Pies Descalzos, “Hay Amores”, and “Despedida”. “Despedida” was nominated for Best Original Song at the 65th Golden Globe Awards.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Shakira Dating?

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The album, Pies Descalzos, was released in October 1995 in the Latin American countries and in February 1996 in the US. It reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The album spawned six hit singles, “Estoy Aquí”, which reached number two on the U.S. Latin chart, “¿Dónde Estás Corazón?” which reached number five on the U.S. Latin chart, “Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos” which reached number 11 on the U.S. Latin chart, “Un Poco de Amor” which reached number six on the U.S. Latin chart, “Antología” which reached number 15 on the U.S. Latin chart, and “Se quiere, Se Mata” which reached number eight on the U.S. Latin chart. In August 1996, RIAA certified the album platinum status.

Facts & Trivia

Shakira Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Colombia. Shakira celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

In March 1996, Shakira went on to her first international tour, named simply the Tour Pies Descalzos. The tour consisted of 20 shows and ended in 1997. Also in that year, Shakira received three Billboard Latin Music Awards for Album of the Year for Pies Descalzos, Video of the Year for “Estoy Aqui”, and Best New Artist. Pies Descalzos later sold over 5 million copies, prompting the release of a remix album, simply titled The Remixes. The Remixes also included Portuguese versions of some of her well-known songs, which were recorded as a result of her success in the Brazilian market, where Pies Descalzos sold nearly one million copies.

Top Facts about Shakira

1. Shakira has sold over 70 million records worldwide.
2. She is the highest-selling Latin music artist of all time.
3. Her hit song “Hips Don’t Lie” is one of the best-selling singles of all time.
4. Shakira has won three Grammy Awards and twelve Latin Grammy Awards.
5. She was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2003.
6. Shakira is fluent in Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.
7. She founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help impoverished children in Colombia.
8. In 2011, Forbes named her one of the most powerful women in the world.
9. Shakira has collaborated with numerous artists including Beyoncé and Rihanna.
10. She performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2020 with Jennifer Lopez.